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CLOSURE:
Boulder County Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) facility will be
closed Wednesday, December 24 through Wednesday, December 31. The
facility will reopen on Friday, January 2, and resume the regular
schedule except for severe weather closures.
The County operates a central household hazardous waste
collection facility accepting most household hazardous wastes, including
motor oil, antifreeze and other automotive products, garden, hobby and pet
products, drain cleaners, pool chemicals, household batteries, paint and other
home maintenance products.
The
Household Hazardous Waste Facility is located in the southeast corner of
Western Disposal Services’ Waste Transfer Station at 5880 Butte Mill Road,
east of Boulder.
HHW Hotline: 303.441.4800
Program Staff: 720.564.2220
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The
facility is open for waste drop-off (no appointment necessary) each
Wednesday 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday between 8:00 a.m. -
12:00 noon. Free reusable products are also available to the public during
these hours. Please note: the facility is NOT open on public holidays, and
for safety reasons it CLOSES in bad weather such as extreme high
temperature (98 degrees) and low temperatures, rain, snow, high winds,
and
lightening storms. Please call the HHW Hotline at 303.441.4800 or the
facility cell phone at 303.818.0721 to check for closures, or for more
information.
Also note that several
communities (Broomfield, Lafayette, Longmont, Louisville, and Superior)
hold annual or periodic HHW collection events for their residents. Contact
your local town/city hall for details.
There is no charge, but it's not free. The Household Hazardous Waste Program
is funded by Boulder and Broomfield Counties, the cities of Boulder, Lafayette,
Longmont and Louisville, and the towns of Erie and Superior. Each city pays for
the participation of its residents and the County pays for participation
by small town, and unincorporated area residents.
In order to help fund this important service the Household Hazardous
Waste Program accepts voluntary cash donations from residents. A
convenient donations box is available at the facility. Tax-deductible
receipts are available on request.
The program serves all Boulder County residents, City
and County of Broomfield and Town
of Erie residents.
This includes the following communities:
Allenspark
Boulder
Broomfield* (All City of Broomfield residents)
Erie (All Town of Erie residents)
Hygiene
Jamestown
Lafayette*
Longmont*
Louisville*
Lyons
Nederland
Niwot
Superior*
Ward
Proof of residency (for example,
your driver's license, voter identification, tax certificate, lease agreement) is required when you drop-off your
wastes.
* Several communities (City and County of Broomfield, Lafayette, Longmont,
Louisville, and Superior) hold annual or periodic HHW collection events for
their residents. Please call your local town/city hall for details.
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